The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-10-01

came 10 the prison at tuiuiPP', INV
ing open doors and swapping locks
and chains, A well as the lives Of !
thousands Of the followers Of Jesp8
who have devoted themselves to- the
temporal and spiritual welfare<oi the
race, arr monuments of thSc christian
religion that shall not <rcrnmole While
the world Lasts. -
man in the cars sad: | would
! like 10 become christian II | only
knew what religion Is. but IL this
living and cheating, and bad behavior
among men who profess TO be good
Is religion. want none OF IT," But
my friends, ii am an artist in Rome,
and man comes TO me and asks what
the art OF painting IS. l must not show
him the danb OF some mere pretender.
! will take him 70 the l,aphaeis and
the Michael Angeles. IL Is most I'M
fair and dishonest 10 take the igncm.
inious failures In christian profession
instead OF the glorious successes. The
bible and the church are great picture
galleries filled with master-p pieces.
Furthermore, we learn from this
story OF Joseph that the result of per
secution is alienation. Had IL not
been for his being sold into Egyptian
bondage by his malicious brothers and
his false Imprisonment, Joseph never
would have become Prime Minister.
Everybody accepts the promise:
Blessed are they that are prosecuted
for righteousness sake, for theirs is
the kingdom OF Heaven.
Nothing ia Gods universe swings
at loose ends. Accidents are only
Gods way of turning leaf in the
book of his eternal DEGREES From
our cradle TO our grave there is a
path all marked out, Each event In
our life Is connected with every other
event i'm our life. Our loss may be the
most direct road to our gain. Our de-
feats and victories are twin brothers.
The whole direction of your life was
changed by something which at the
time seemed to you a trifle, while some
occurrence which seemed tremendous
affected you but little. The Rev. DIR.
Kennedy, of Basking Ridge, y. j..
went into his pulpit one sabbath and
by a strange freak OF memory forgot
his subject and forgot his text, and in
great embarrassment rose before his
audience and announced the circum-
stance and declared himself entirely
unable To preach; then launched forth
in n few earnest words of entreaty and
warning which resulted in the ont
breaking of the highest revival of
religion ever known in that state, u
revival of religion, that resulted in
churches still standing and in the con
version of large number OF men who
entered the Gospel ministry who have
brought their thousands into the king
dom of God. Gods plans are magni-
ilcent beyond all comprehension. He
molds us, turns and directs us, and
we know IL not. Thousands of years
are to him but as the flight OF shut
tie. The most terrific occurrence does
not make God tremble, and the most
triumphant achievement does not
lift him into rapture. That one great
thought of God goes on through the
centuries, and nations rise and fall,
and eras pass, and the world itself
changes. but God still keeps the un-
divided mastery, linking event TO
event and century TO century. To
God they are all one event, one his
tory, one plan. one development. one
system. Great and marvellous are thy
works, Lord God Almighty.
Furthermore we learn from this
story the propriety Of laying up for
the future During seven years of
plenty Joseph prepared for the famine,
and when IL came he had crowded
storehouse. The life of most men in
worldly respect is divided into years
Of plenty and famine. IL is seldom
that any man passes through life with
out at least seven years of plenty.
During these seven prosperous years
your business bears rich harvest
| You hardly know where all the money
comes from, IL comes So fast Every
bargain YOU make seems TO turn into
gold. You contract few bad debts.
You are astounded with large diyi-
dends. You invest more and more
capital. You wonder how men can
be content with smill business gath
ering in only hundred dollars where
you reap your thousands. These are
the seven years of plenty. Now, .Io-
seph, is the time TO prepare for
famine, for to almost every man there
do come seven years OF famine. You
will be sick you will be unfortunate
you will be defrauded; YOU will be
disappointed; you will be old. and IL
you have no storehouse upon which